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May 6, 2016May 6, 2016

Han Solo Is Dead! Long Live Han Solo! The New Han Solo Has Been Cast!

Looks like the casting of the new young Han Solo has been completed, and it is Alden Ehrenreich. Apparently Disney filed through just about every actor between 20 and 30 to find their man. Looking through his credits the only thing I have seen him in was Supernatural ten years ago…oh and Beautiful Creatures…, meaning he would have been just 15 or 16 for Supernatural and everyone phoned it in for Beautiful Creatures, so it is safe to say I have no opinion about him either way. He will just need to grow his hair out a bit.

Despite my lack of knowledge of him he has been on the upswing with movies like Stoker, Blue Jasmin, and Hail Caesar! And young barely known yet talented indie actors are a Star Wars casting staple. According to rumors we may catch a glimpse of him in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. I am guessing if we do he will be in some seedy bar with our favorite Wookiee friend.

I am not a huge fan of prequel origin stories, but I do wish him the best, and I hope he does Han Solo proud come May 2018.

May 5, 2016

Why Hasn’t Season 2 Of Supergirl Been Announced? Money!

Supergirl had quite the year. It started off slow and way to cheesy, but it ended up being my favorite superhero show. However, despite solid but not great ratings CBS has not yet decided to pick up the show for a second season because they feel it is too expensive, and they want Warner Brothers to slash the budget. Of course with the current budget the special effects on Supergirl have still been dodgy at times, so Warner Brothers doesn’t want make them any worse.

The Wrap is saying that if Warner Brothers does have to cut the budget that they would want to move the show to the CW were they would have more control over the future of the series, and so they could further integrate the Girl of Steel in to the Arrowverse. Though both sides like the show on a major network, so getting it renewed on CBS is still plan ‘A’.

I honestly don’t care either way as long as Supergirl comes back next year. While I like the higher production values CBS’s money brings to the table, The Flash crossover proved how much fun it would be to have Kara in the Arrowverse. Maybe there could be some sort of Crisis on say multiple Earths to make her a permanent Earth One resident? The end of May is quickly approaching, so we will not have to wait too much longer to find out Supergirl’s fate.

May 4, 2016

Star War: Rebels Is Why We Need Shorter TV Seasons!

I know Rebels ended over a month ago, but I had to catch up on my DVR, and today is Star Wars day, so the timing is perfect! Star Wars: Rebels had a 15 episode season last year and it most mostly great. This season they got a full order of 22 episodes, and there was a lot more filler. Don’t get me wrong there was still some really good stuff in there, but not every episode was must watch, and worse still it seemed like some of the episodes covered things we had already seen before.

That being the case the season finale was still amazing. It tied in threads from The Clone Wars, Knights of the Old Republic, The Force Awakens and of course the original trilogy, and it all made sense! It also managed to make the call to the Dark Side truly seem alluring. If it is the way to gain more power and save your friends why wouldn’t you? To the uninitiated it seems a lot more helpful than being a non-feeling stuck-up do-nothing jerk of a Jedi.

Star Wars: Rebels would be a better series if they cut out all the fluff. If this was a focused 10-12 episode series it could be one of the best on TV. Though I understand the reasoning for its longer run with Star Wars being so hot right now, so Rebels is a money printing machine, and like the finale proved it can still wow its audience. I just wish that was every episode, not every other. Who knows maybe they will find a little more meat next season and I will be asking for even more episodes, but I doubt it.

May 3, 2016

Shmee Doesn’t Know What Game To Buy This May!

I am in uncharted territory, there are three games I want to buy in May. Yes the May before summer. Yes the May where we usually just have to play whatever mediocre game some major publisher decides to bless us with. Not this May! This May I have to make a decision.

This first game I am desirous of is Battleborn:

I am a little hesitant because it is a little too MOBA-y, but I really like Gearbox’s games, and the single player/co-op part of the game I liked. Maybe if there were some straight up shooter multiplayer modes it would make my decision easier.

Next up is Overwatch:

Say what you want about Blizzard, they know how to make a great game and then support it forever. The only thing holding me back from Overwatch is that there isn’t a single player. It is just multiplayer, so if I suck at the MP it will be a wasted purchase.

Lastly but not leastly Total War: Warhammer:

Finally a game that encompasses how epic the Warhammer universe should be! The problem with this game? It is an RTS, and I am less than par at RTSs. I always mess something up with my attacks and defenses. I guess I am bad at grouping things, but the gameplay has looked amazing.

Any normal May just one of these games would be coming out, so they would have been a must purchase, but this May, I have to pick one. I am thinking I will end up with Overwatch because I know that Blizzard will make sure this game is as perfect as it can be, and then I will get Total War: Warhammer on sale later. Battleborn? If my friends get it, I will get it, so I can play with them. Still what a great problem to have in May.

Are you getting a game this Spring? If so which one and why?

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016

So I Guess Paragon Is A MOBA…

For some reason, maybe due to the people making the game, I thought Paragon by Epic Games was another asymmetrical arena shooter. It turns after I played it a bit during their recent free-play weekend that it is instead another MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena). I am not a big fan of MOBAs, so you may have to take my opinion with a grain of salt, but I thought it was fine.

The main features Paragon brings to the genre are tight third person shooting and faster movement speed. At least compared to the other MOBAs I have tried. Other than that pretty much everything else is the same: There are lanes, you can grind mobs, you level up and gain skills, you get items, you shoot down towers, and then finally you shoot the tower at the opposing side’s base to win the match.

Now this game is apparently still in alpha, so I wouldn’t consider this a review of any sort, but so far besides the tighter shooting mechanics nothing stood out about Paragon. It is just a third person MOBA, and with the glut of MOBAs out there that is not great. It needs some sort of hook. Like I said, I am not a big MOBA fan, so I could be missing something, and honestly the whole time I was playing Paragon I wished I didn’t have to do all the MOBA-y stuff and could just shoot the other guys. I guess I wanted an arena shooter, and that wasn’t what I was playing.

I may give Paragon another shot in a few months to see if they have found their hook or not, but this free-play weekend kind of killed any enthusiasm I had for the game, and since I thought it was something else that is probably my fault. However, with so many games to play these days just being ‘fine’ probably won’t cut it. In short, I hope Epic finishes the new Unreal Tournament soon.